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Private-sector group forging transit plan
January 26, 2009
Chris O'MalleyWith commuter trains stuck at the proverbial station despite decades of studies, a new business-led coalition is barreling
forth
with its own plan to study multimodal transportation and related land use. The Central Indiana Transit Task Force also will
explore how to tie the nine-county central Indiana region to key cities such as Bloomington, Columbus, Lafayette and Muncie.
MoreRadio stations spurning local talent
January 26, 2009
Anthony SchoettleRadio stations are moving away from live, local talent to cut costs, a move critics say could be a fatal blow in an era when
traditional radio is fighting to hold onto an audience seduced by such things as the iPod, Internet and satellite radio.
MoreMore high schoolers enrolling in college
January 26, 2009
J.K. WallFall Creek Academy is among a growing number of high schools that enroll their students to take classes at colleges, earning
credit toward both a high school and a college degree.
MoreAuctioneers: Recession may be going, but not yet gone
January 26, 2009
Sam StallAuction prices are an economic bellwether, since selling items to the highest bidder an an effective way to determine what
pretty much anything—from a Fortune
500 company to a Hummel figurine—is really worth.
MoreStock declines could make public companies takeover targets
January 26, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerNot so long ago, most Indiana public
companies were firmly in control of their destinies. Now after seeing their stock prices plunge, many would , be little more
than sitting ducks were outsiders to launch
takeover bids. If anybody's still got the money and chutzpah to buy, that is.
MoreFinancial crisis, recession hammer deal flow
January 26, 2009
Scott OlsonCompanies searching for a merger or acquisition partner had one heck of a time finding a match last year. Place much of the
blame on the credit crunch that rattled the nation's economy and sent deal-making into a downward spiral.
MoreSmall firms get creative to avoid layoffs
January 26, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerAs the recession deepens, many small-business owners face a dilemma. When small businesses slow down, it doesn't make headlines
like a shuttered manufacturing plant would. But relatively speaking, their layoffs are just as meaningful. Losing even a handful
of key people can be crippling.
MoreIndianapolis 'raising the game' for tourism
January 22, 2009
Andrea Muirragui DavisLackluster economy be darned, Indianapolis' tourism trade gained ground in 2008. And the city's new head cheerleader has even
higher hopes for this year and beyond.
MoreFormer hospital could become student housing
January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIvy Tech Community College is working with private developers on an $18 million plan to turn the old St. Vincent Hospital
on Fall Creek
Parkway into a housing complex for Ivy Tech and IUPUI students.
MoreFalling scrap prices hurt recycling industry
January 19, 2009
Sam StallIt's the best of times and the worst of times for Indianapolis recycling firms. On the one hand, public interest and participation
in recycling programs have never been stronger. On the other, the industry's capacity to turn all that trash into treasure
rarely has been weaker.
MoreCity's environmental effort gets boost
January 19, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe McKinney Family Foundation has created a fund to support initiatives of Mayor Greg Ballard's 3-month-old Office of Sustainability,
an environmental initiative that promotes projects ranging from energy-efficient city buildings to bicycle paths.
MoreSagamore Club hits financial rough
January 19, 2009
Anthony SchoettleMembers of an exclusive Noblesville golf club are worried the operation might fold under financial pressure, but The Sagamore
Club's
operators say a predicted cash infusion will keep golf balls flying this spring.
MoreCarmel startup lands $12M in venture capital
January 19, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerCarmel startup Waterstone Pharmaceuticals Inc., which hopes to research drug components here and make them in China, has just
raised $12 million in venture
capital—despite the recession and a deep freeze in financial markets.
MoreTheater companies multiply, but audiences don't
January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinNew theaters have popped up in Indianapolis and around the United States in recent years, adding to communities' cultural
vitality. But a first-of-its-kind national study reveals a trend that could spell trouble: As theaters multiplied, the overall
audience shrank.
MoreMass Ave redevelopment reaches a roadblock
January 19, 2009
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis Public Schools is looking for a new redevelopment strategy for its 11-acre facility on Massachusetts Avenue after
an ambitious proposal for the historic former Coca-Cola bottling plant fizzled.
MoreOBS Medical hopes to capture pharma's heart
January 19, 2009
J.K. WallThe latest product to come out of Carmel-based OBS Medical may be just what the doctors ordered. The doctors working for major
pharmaceutical companies, that is.
MoreIT not what it was at time of landmark report
January 19, 2009
Chris O'MalleyA 2000 study has proven to be "remarkably prescient" in identifying information technology as a mainstay of the
local economy that would "affect
all industries and all jobs," said Michael J. Hicks, the top economist at Ball State University.
MoreTown of Fishers considers new form of government
January 19, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSitting in gridlocked traffic along Interstate 69, Fishers residents might already think of their town as
a city. This sprawling suburb of 65,000 people certainly looks nothing like the burg of less than 1,000 it was three decades
ago.
But down at the municipal government complex, Fishers is still a town, just as it was incorporated in 1891.
MoreLilly settles Zyprexa marketing suit for $1.4 billion
January 15, 2009
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Lilly pleaded guilty to one violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act on Thursday and agreed to pay
$1.42 billion to settle both that criminal charge as well as civil lawsuits in which it did not admit wrongdoing.
MoreLegislation takes aim at Anthem
January 12, 2009
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's growing market dominance in Indiana is sparking a backlash from doctors who plan to push
a bill this year in the Indiana General Assembly that would allow physicians to reject patients covered by massive health
insurer.
MoreMacVittie reviving Caldwell VanRiper agency
January 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleOne of Indianapolis' most storied advertising agency names is coming back to the local market. Longtime local ad exec Paula
MacVittie came out of retirement late last year to acquire Marc USA Indianapolis from
its Pittsburgh-based parent company, renaming the firm Caldwell VanRiper.
MoreMovie about first Indy 500 ready for green flag
January 12, 2009
Anthony SchoettleA local group headlined by the creator of the movies "Hoosiers" and "Rudy" is spearheading an effort to bring the story of
the very first Indianapolis 500 to the silver screen.
MorePenrod suspect had past brushes with the law
January 12, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinAs an accounting student at Ball State University, Brandon J. Benker had a thirst for high-stakes gambling. But that didn't
keep Benker from landing a job with an Indianapolis accounting firm, or serving as treasurer of The Penrod
Society, a local not-for-profit that now alleges he took every penny of the $380,000 in its account.
MoreGreen bills sprout at Statehouse
January 12, 2009
Chris O'MalleyLegislation filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year seeks renewable energy mandates, stricter building codes throughout
Indiana.
MoreLocal chiropractor bounces into fitness business
January 12, 2009
Whitney LeeFishers chiropractor Steven Roberts had been teaching fitness classes using inflatable exercise balls for about seven years
when he had a brainstorm—his adult clients might get even more out of them if the balls had handles.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.